実を言うと、私はビールを少し飲んでいました。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
To tell the truth, I had drunk a little beer.
Furigana
Romanji
Mi o iu to, watashi wa bi-ru o sukoshi nondeimashita.
Words
実
(み)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
言う
(いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ビール
(ビール、ビア、ビヤ、ビヤー、ビーア、ビアー)
beer
少し
(すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
飲む
(のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal